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India: An Uber for ambulances – Dial 4242 is closing an age-old gap in Mumbai

Dial 4242 was conceptualised when a personal mishap threw open the glaring holes in the system while booking an ambulance–something that is mostly done during an emergency, when one’s ability to think logically is lost.\r\nThe existing process to book an ambulance is extremely complex and time-consuming. People call a doctor or a hospital, asks friends, or rely on Google, which is a great source of information. But once you’ve booked the service, there is a radio silence until the ambulance reaches your location.

India: NDRF Speeds Up Process to Take Emergency; Responds to Calls in 5-6 Seconds

New Delhi: The government’s disaster relief force is taking three times less time to respond to a phone call than it did earlier. With this, tackling an emergency became faster than ever before.\r\nThe response time taken by the control room of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for answering a call for help has been brought down to 5-6 seconds from the earlier 15-20 seconds, a new blueprint for the force states.

India: Goa may Get 6 Cardiac Ambulances Soon

MARGAO: Health minister Vishwajit Rane has said that the state government plans to introduce six cardiac ambulances in Goa.\r\nDuring his visit to the ailing Margao Hospicio on Sunday (25 June) morning, Rane said that one of the proposed cardiac ambulances will be stationed at the hospital with a cardiac doctor available around-the-clock.

India: 10 Ambulances on 2 Wheels to Rush to Your Help Soon in Mumbai

Mumbai: The state government will launch a bike ambulance service in a month, with 10 bikes as a pilot project which will kick-start from the city.\r\nThe Royal Enfield bikes are being converted into ambulances with medical equipment. All bikes will be deployed in the city to reach patients and accident victims quickly. The bike ambulances will have a medical kit, trauma medical management kit and airway management kit, with few tablets to give patients, if needed.

India: Mumbaiites Can Now Call for an Ambulance Using Mobile Phone App

Not just taxis, Mumbaiites can now call for an ambulance using a mobile phone application – Dial 4242. The procedure of calling for an ambulance is similar to booking Ola or Uber cabs.\r\nYou need to provide your pick-up and drop location and select the type of ambulance. “We offer basic, ICU and paediatric ambulances to transport patients out of station and to carry dead bodies, “said Jeetendra Lalwani, one of the founders of Health Wheels Private Limited, the company that launched the app last May.